State unveils traffic message boards

If you're stuck in traffic on Bay State highways, you'll now have a better idea of how long you'll be there.

Staff reports

If you're stuck in traffic on Bay State highways, you'll now have a better idea of how long you'll be there.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has deployed 48 message boards along the Massachusetts Turnpike, Route 3 on the South Shore and the Mid-Cape highway that now display real-time traffic information.

Beyond the real-time displays on the highway, the data will be fed to MassDOT’s website and an open data feed for phone app developers will follow in the coming weeks.

The new real time traffic boards will operate seven days a week, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m,. and be updated every 3 minutes.

Travelers along the Interstate 93 corridor have been receiving this information since last July. The expansion cost $2.2 million and is funded through a combination of toll revenue and state funds.